Postdoc position: Fungal Fermentation for production of multifunctional fungal biomass 1866 views

The Faculty of Science and Technology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant two year Postdoctoral position related to the development of fungal fermentation processes for valorizing different forestry, agricultural and food rest materials and by-products and production of multifunctional fungal biomass.

About the project:

• How to formulate fermentation substrate from the selected food supply chain by-products;
• What are the optimal process parameters for the production of the multifunctional fungal biomass;
• How to monitor biomass production by vibrational spectroscopy;

Qualifications:

• Applicant must hold Master in Biotechnology / Microbiology / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Chemical Engineering and PhD in Biotechnology / Microbiology / Food Science / Biochemistry.
• Fluent English both written and oral
• Experience in working with yeasts
• Experience in working with bioreactors, being independent in performing fungal fermentations
• Experience in working with filamentous fungi
• Experience with lipid extraction and lipid analysis by GC-FID
• Experience with beta-glucan extraction and analysis
• Experience with infrared spectroscopy or infrared imaging
• Some knowledge in multivariate data analysis

How to apply:

• Apply online